Nutrition CResource atalogue
FOR TEACHERS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
This electronic catalogue has links to websites and resources embedded throughout each page, just click the underlined text and images to access the link to websites and resources.
A Whole School Approach To Food
Schools and teachers play a vital role in promoting healthy eating habits and delivering key nutrition messages to the children in their care.
Schools are an excellent setting to encourage and provide healthy foods and snacks throughout the day and promote consistent messages to children and their families about healthy eating and lifestyle choices.
Developing session plans and educating children within the classroom around practical food and growing activities can be linked to curriculum areas within Curriculum for Excellence.
This Nutrition Resource Catalogue is intended to help and support teachers and schools develop a shared understanding of nutrition, health and wellbeing and responsibility of all. It aims to help all those working with children and young people in an educational setting to plan learning and teaching approaches and move towards embedding food activities and nutrition lesson plans into the classroom.
“Encouraging children to have an understanding of the importance of good nutrition and developing healthy eating habits so they can live healthier, longer lives”
A Whole School Approach to Food and Healthy Eating in Schools
These Regulations apply to all food and drink provided to children and young people across the school day.
These standards define the types of food and drinks that must, can or cannot be offered throughout the school day including but not limited to:
• breakfast clubs
• mid-morning services
• lunchtime
• tuckshops and vending machines
Education authorities and managers of grant-aided schools must have regard to this guidance. Click here to read
• before/after school clubs, nurture clubs and school holiday clubs
• community cafés serving children and young people during the school day
• the secondary school hostel evening meal
• fundraising and charity events
“Schools have a pivotal role in supporting healthier dietary choices from an early age. The food and drink options they provide and the eating and drinking habits they instil can also serve as an example for positive dietary choices for wider society” John Swinney
Purpose of this Nutrition Catalogue
Below are links that teachers and teaching assistants, or anyone working with children, can access for information and free, downloadable nutrition and healthy eating resources.
The free resources can be used to:
support the delivery of key evidence-based nutrition messages plan interactive nutrition-based classroom activities run whole-school healthy eating campaigns and initiatives deliver key nutrition messages and practical food activities in the classroom, during breakfast and lunch clubs, after school and school holiday clubs engage with and educate parents and carers about the importance of healthy eating for the whole family, as well as supporting families with practical family cooking, reducing food waste and eating on a budget
Eatwell Guide Information and Resources
The Eatwell Guide messages can be incorporated into the curriculum and can be used as a learning tool for Better Eating, Better Learning, which provides guidance on how to use school food as part of a whole school approach to support learning as an integral part of the curriculum.
The Eatwell Guide - Information for Teachers - Food Standards Scotland
What is the Eatwell Guide? - Food Standards Scotland
Eatwell Guide - Download a free copy of the Eatwell Guide Image
Eat Well, Your Way - Food Standards Scotland - A resource developed to help you and your family take small manageable steps to eat healthier!
Healthy Eating for Children - Download the free, printable Fact SheetBritish Dietetic Association
Healthy Eating Tutorials - Food Standards Scotland - The tutorials give a general introduction to nutrition and are useful for teachers or anyone required to provide healthy eating messages as part of their job. The tutorials contain three 30 minute modules and assessments.
Multi-Cultural and Other Eatwell Guide Resources
African - Caribbean Eatwell Guide - Download a free copy of the African - Caribbean Eatwell Guide -
The Diverse Nutrition Association
Eatwell Guide - How to eat a healthy, balanced diet - British Sign Language - NHS Inform
Scottish Eatwell Guide - Nutrition Scotland
South Asian Eatwell Guide - Download a free copy of the South Asian Eatwell Guide and read more about the South Asian Eatwell Guide.
Multi-Cultural Nutrition Webpage - NHS Forth Valley
Vegan Eatwell Plate - The Vegan Society
Vegetarian Eatwell Guide - The Vegetarian Society
Quick and Easy Recipe Ideas
"Getting children involved in preparing and cooking meals and snacks will introduce them to basic food skills and increase their confidence. They are more likely to adopt healthier eating habits and try new foods that they have prepared by themselves."
The recipes below can be printed off for children to take home or used in the classroom. Most of the recipes below require no cooking, so are ideal to use in the classroom setting, when cooking equipment is limited or unavailable.
Recipe Ideas - NHS Forth Valley Resources
Grow and Cook - For quick and easy picture recipes and growing guides.
Let's Make a Bite to Eat - This fun food flipbook will give you ideas and inspiration on how to put together meals and snacks in minutes. Some of these are non-cook and are ideal to try in the classroom or when cooking equipment is unavailable.
Make and Taste – Simple snack ideas with quick, easy and low cost non-cook food activities for parents, carers and teachers to make with their children.
Carrot & Beetroot Slaw Cheese and Salsa Crunch
Fruit Crumble Tumbles Guacamole Spread or Dip
Juicy Tomato Salsa Roly Poly Pin Wheels
Salad Tortilla Wraps Salmon Boats
Stuffed Pitta Pockets Sweetcorn Salsa
Tuna Rice Cakes Yoghurt Cucumber & Mint Dip
Evaluation Sheet for Kids Blank Make and Taste Template
Other Recipe Ideas
Better Health, Better Families - Healthy Recipes - tasty, affordable family meals in easy step-by-step recipes.
Budget Friendly Recipes - Good for you, good for the planet - World Cancer Research Fund.
Food a Fact of Life - Recipes - For recipes which support the teaching and learning of handling a range of ingredients, food skills and cooking techniques. They also have a range of useful cooking videos.
Nutrition Scotland - Recipes and downloadable nutrition factsheets
Parentclub – Recipes – For easy, cheap and tasty family recipes. Web page has some great ideas for one pot recipes to soups, pastas, snacks and easy fakeaway recipes.
Simply Veg – Simple Soups, Love your Lunchbox and Family Favourite Recipes
Veg Power Recipes – For ideas on how to include more vegetables in your meals.
Lunchbox and Snack Ideas
All you need to know about snacking and lunchboxes – Parent Club
Healthy Lunchboxes – Food a Fact of Life
Healthy Packed Lunches – Factsheet – British Dietetic Association
Lunchbox Ideas and Recipes and Healthier Snacks for Kids – Healthier Families, NHS
Resources to support parental engagement around healthier lunchboxes - Food a Fact of Life
Sandwich Ideas for Lunchboxes and Picnics - Eat Move Learn
School Lunchbox Recipes or Lunch and snack ideas for back to school – BBC Good Food
Simply Veg – Love your Lunchbox - Download the Lunchbox Planner
Did you know?
Facts about fruit juice
Fruit juices, such as orange juice are a good source of vitamin C.
However, they also contain natural sugars and acids, which can cause tooth decay, sensitivity and even gum disease overtime.
When we drink fruit juice, the sugar in the juice reacts with the bacteria in our mouths to produce an acid that can wear away the protective enamel on our teeth.
From 5 years old, children can be given undiluted fruit juice or smoothies. But it’s best to stick
to no more than 1 glass (about 150 ml) a day and it’s best to serve fruit juice and smoothies at mealtimes (rather than between meals) this helps reduce the risk of tooth decay.
For more information
Visit Childsmile - Food and drinks for healthy teeth
Click the pictures to access the leaflets
Growing In Schools
Grow and Cook - NHS Forth Valley - Easy to follow picture Growing Guides and Recipe Cards that can be used in the classroom or printed and given out as a fun activity to do at home.
Growing to Love - Veg Power - Find lots of information, helpful videos, lesson plans, recipes, activities and resources for the kids and competitions to win prizes.
The Good Food Learning Resource - The Royal Highland Education Trust - This resource includes an Information for teachers booklet, a Seasons in Scotland calendar and a farming in Scotland poster. This resource is aimed at secondary school teachers.
Grow it with Flower - Eat Move Learn - World Cancer Research Fund.
Free Activity Sheets, Teaching Aids and Downloadable Resources
Activity Ideas and Resources - Food a Fact of Life - Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.
Food a Fact of Life Road Maps - These are a visual guides to food and nutrition education from 3-16 years and are a way of representing what pupils should learn and the sequence. They are available as downloadable versions to be printed or interactive versions!
Healthy Living Resources for Children – Eat Move Learn - help children learn about eating healthily and staying active with factsheets, quizzes and activity ideas.
Veg Around the World - Lesson Plans - Veg Power – Exploring food from around the world.
Puzzles and Games - Simply Veg
Resources and Activity Sheets - Veg Power – Make learning about food fun. From posters to puzzles to teaching aids, colouring in sheets and much more.
Eat, Move and Learn - For children aged 7–11 years old, to learn and find activities about healthy living.
Factsheets and Posters
Food Fact Sheets - British Dietetic Association – These sheets are written by dietitians to help you
learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy. Lots of useful information –
Healthy packed lunches and snacks, Autism and Diet, Healthy Breakfast and much more…
Factsheets - Nutrition Scotland
Food Skills and Cooking Techniques – Poster (Food A Fact of Life)
Food A Fact of Life - Posters and Videos / Webinars
Healthy Eating Week 2024 - Primary School Resources - Posters 2024 - British Nutrition Foundation
Veggie Victory Nutrition Factsheet - British Nutrition Foundation
Meal Planners and Reward Charts
Meal planners and reward charts are valuable tools for promoting healthier eating habits, encouraging family interaction and involvement, planning meals and rewarding positive behaviours.
Resources - Childsmile
Eat the Rainbow Reward Chart - Simply Veg
Eat the Rainbow Reward Chart - Veg Power
Food Lab - Parent Club –transform your classroom into a lab and your kids into food sampling scientists.
Meal Planner - Parent Club
Meal Planning Guide - Nutrition Scotland
My Veggie Reward Chart - British Nutrition Foundation
Seasonal Veg Guide - Simply Veg
Veggie Victory - British Nutrition Foundation
Online Nutrition Games and Quizzes
Interactive Eatwell Guide - Food Standards Scotland - Use the Eatwell Guide to help you get a balance of healthier and more sustainable food. It shows how much of what you eat overall should come from each food group.
Interactive Games and Quizzes - Food a Fact of Life – A selection of interactive games, videos and quizzes to support learning from home.
Education Resources - Food Standards Scotland - Curriculum for Excellence linked activities to feed into your lesson plans and deliver food safety and healthy eating messages.
10 minute Shake Up Games - Better Health, Better Families – Get the kids moving with these fun games inspired by some of their favourite Disney characters.
Healthy Eating on a Budget
Access to Food - NHS Forth Valley
Best Start Foods and Grants - These are Scottish Government payments that help towards the costs of being pregnant or looking after a child. Visit the website to find out if you are eligible for these benefits.
Find Best Start Foods Resources.
Eat Well, Spend Less - Download the free, printable fact sheet - British Dietetic Association
Forth Valley Food Futures - Have a Food Directory and Map - Which have details of local community cafes, growing projects, food banks and emergency food aid providers throughout Forth Valley and local support services.
Nutrition for Students - British Nutrition Foundation - Healthy and sustainable tips for students going to university and having to cook on a budget.
School Meals - Clackmannanshire Council
School Meals - Falkirk Council
School Menus - Stirling Council
Shop Smart, Cook Smart, Eat Smart - British Nutrition Foundation
Budget Friendly Recipes - Good for you, good for the planet
Reduce Food Waste and Sustainable Eating
Love Food, Hate Waste - Helpful hints, tips and guidance to help you get the greatest value from your food, making sure it’s eaten and saved from the bin.
Food Waste Whole School Teaching Resources - Zero Waste Scotland
Sustainable Diets - Eating for good health and the planet - Includes practical tips and food hacks - British Dietetic Association
Get Portion Wise – British Nutrition Foundation
Reducing Food Waste at Home - Zero Waste Scotland - Test your knowledge with the Food Waste Quiz
Forth Valley Food Futures - Have a Sustainable Food Directory and
Interactive Map - For details of local community cafes, growing projects, food banks and emergency food aid providers in Forth Valley and local support services.
Food Safety & Food Allergies
Food Safety
Food Safety - Teacher's reference notes on food safety
Forth Valley College - Offer a range of Food Safety Courses - Please note - there is a charge for these courses.
Highfield Qualifications - Food Safety Online Courses - Please note - there is a charge for some of these courses.
Food Allergies and Intolerances
Allergy UK - Managing Allergies at School
Anaphylaxis UK - Education - Have a range of downloadable factsheets and resources, as well as, online training courses and resources to empower schools, nurseries, and out-of-school clubs to create inclusive environments where all children can enjoy themselves safely. Find out more about their Safer Schools Programme.
Food Allergies - Food Standards Scotland
Food Allergens -Teacher's reference notes on food allergies and intolerances
Did you know?
According to Anaphylaxis UK :-
“20% of serious allergic reactions to food happen whilst a child is at school, and these reactions can occur in children with no prior history of food allergy”
“Schools have a legal duty to make arrangements for supporting children with medical conditions, including allergies”
Access to Food
Useful NHS Forth Valley Webpages
Child Healthy Weight - Why Weight Programme
Food and feeding related concerns in infants and children
Food in Schools
Grow and Cook
Physical Activity - Getting active in your area
Health Improvement Resources Service - provides anyone working in Forth Valley access to health improvement resources in many formats, such as leaflets, posters, books, models and teaching kits. (some of which are available in translated and accessible formats)
Minor Injuries Unit - Open 9am - 9pm, 7 days a week (including public holidays) - The Minor Injuries Unit at Stirling Health and Care Village provides advice and treatment for a wide range of injuries. It can treat adults and children over the age of one from across the Forth Valley area. To access this service as quickly as possible, please call NHS 24 on 111 first, before you attend.
Other Useful Websites and Resources for Teachers and Parents
ALISS - A Local Information System for Scotland - Find services, groups and activities for health and wellbeing across Scotland.
Childsmile - Resources for Professionals and Resources for Parents / Carers.
Food Fact Sheets for Adolescents - British Dietetic Association - Free, downloadable fact sheets on various topics including Healthy Packed Lunches, Healthy Eating for Children, Portion Sizes, Food Labelling, Autism and Diet and much more....
Healthy Eating Week 2024 - British Nutrition Foundation - Packed full of information, resources, recipes, activity sheets, posters, tracker charts and certificates.
Food for Thought - Support resources for teachers and practitioners - Education Scotland
Physical Activity for Children and Young People aged 5 - 18 years - Infographic
Tips if your child is a fussy eater - Parent Club
The Teen Sleep Hub
Twinkl (Scotland) - Food and Recipes - Resources to use across the Curriculum. From Early Learning Centres all the way through to Secondary school.
Getting Support from the Money Talk Team - Parent Club
Worrying about money? Clackmannanshire
Worrying about money? Falkirk
Worrying about money? Stirling
